More Optimistic Sugarbeet Forecast
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS --Production of sugarbeets for the 2023 crop year is forecast at 35.3 million tons, up 3% from last month and up 8% from last year, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023.
Producers expect to harvest 1.12 million acres up 1% from last month but down 2% from last year. Yield is forecast at 31.5 tons per acre, up 0.6 ton from last month and up 2.9 tons from last year.
Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
California .......: 18.0 18.0 17.7 17.6
Colorado .........: 23.4 22.5 20.5 20.6
Idaho ............: 173.0 175.0 170.0 173.0
Michigan .........: 139.0 133.0 138.0 131.0
Minnesota ........: 434.0 442.0 431.0 438.0
Montana ..........: 33.6 24.0 33.5 23.5
Nebraska .........: 46.8 47.0 39.6 46.0
North Dakota .....: 251.0 229.0 249.0 228.0
Oregon ...........: 9.4 10.8 7.9 10.4
Washington .......: 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Wyoming ..........: 29.3 29.0 27.9 28.5
:
United States ....: 1,159.5 1,132.3 1,137.1 1,118.6
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1/ Forecasted.
Sugarbeet for Sugar Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and
Forecasted September 1, 2023
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :---------------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : : August 1 : September 1 : :
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ------------ tons ------------ --- 1,000 tons ---
:
California 1/ .: 17.7 17.6 45.8 45.8 45.8 811 806
Colorado ......: 20.5 20.6 28.7 29.6 27.4 588 564
Idaho .........: 170.0 173.0 38.1 39.0 39.4 6,477 6,816
Michigan ......: 138.0 131.0 28.8 30.2 33.5 3,974 4,389
Minnesota .....: 431.0 438.0 25.7 29.0 29.6 11,077 12,965
Montana .......: 33.5 23.5 30.5 33.2 33.7 1,022 792
Nebraska ......: 39.6 46.0 24.2 28.3 28.7 958 1,320
North Dakota ..: 249.0 228.0 26.1 27.9 27.6 6,499 6,293
Oregon ........: 7.9 10.4 33.9 36.1 37.1 268 386
Washington ....: 2.0 2.0 44.1 45.1 44.8 88 90
Wyoming .......: 27.9 28.5 29.1 28.9 29.4 812 838
:
United States .: 1,137.1 1,118.6 28.6 30.9 31.5 32,574 35,259
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1/ Relates to year of planting for overwintered beets in southern California.
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